On April 9, 1995, at 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel/ski equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N82735, registered to and operated by the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska State Troopers, nosed over during landing at Copper Center #2, Copper Center, Alaska. The public use flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Copper Center #2 for a local flight. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The Pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. According to the Pilot, he landed on the semi dry runway with the skis pumped down. With the skis pumped down, the wheels did not touch the runway and the airplane nosed over. According to information provided by the Pilot on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, he did not use the checklist before landing.